Toy coast defense gun



March 7, 1933. F J PETERS l 1,900,024

TOY COAST DEFENSE GUN Filed March 2, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Mmh 7, 1933. F, J, PETERS 1,900,024

TOY COAST DEFENSE GUN Filed March?, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 7, 1933 [UN-nso :STATI-:gs PATENT 0F *I i s FRANK J. rETRRsbr PORTLAND, oREGoN, -AssIGNR or ONE-HALF fro-IRVING .1. j

ROYCE, or PORTLAND, OREGON.

' froYicoAsT DEFENSE erung*` j sppncationesia 'March 2,

'My inventionV relates `to toy disappearing guns simulating'coast defense guns.l c

The invention' is comprised primarily of ya base to which agunl mounting is rotatably k' attached. Agear rack segmentis associated With the base and av manually gmanipulative pinion is associated with ithe gun mounting and coacts With the` fgear-rack segment to train the gun in the desired direction;

the barrel assembly has reached a predeterv mined elevation at which time, thesame is released ,andl the projectile 'is simultaneously fired. The gun barrel assembly is brought to normal repressed position through the rebound. The breeching is open` at the: topto facilitatethe placing of the projectile therein. The rebound of the gun barrel assembly is vchecked by a cushion.

One of he objects of my'invention, isto provide' a toy gun'that simulates a coast defensegun. y

A further object o f my invention consists Yin providing a simply constructed gun and gun mounting, Athrough the use of Which children may have available a toy .that may be used blut that is harmless in its operation.

A still further vobject of my invention consists'in so constructing the gun that it Will have the action of a large piece and Willrise to firing position, will release the projectile While'in the raised position and will autor matically return to a stateof repose and fory loading. A still further object consists in so cony structin'g the gun that it` will be comprised of but feu7 parts and 'so-the'same may be used by `children over relatively long ,operating` p y *Which suitable lock nuts 5 are mountedto ,v With a minimum of operating annoyance.` Wah the-Senna .incidenmiobjeas Yim view,-

The gun barrel and breeching are mount? j 1932. 'Serial Nq. 596,267. p

the invention consists in certain novel fea tures ofc construction and combination of parts, the essential 'elements of vvhich are set forth in thekappended claims, and a pre'A ferred form of embodiment of Whichk is hereina-fterfshown With reference-to the'dra'wf ings Which` accompanyand forma part-of this sp'ecijcation.` y f In thedravvings': `1 .'Fig. l -is a side view ofthe assembledlde- 60 vlce. Y l

Fig. 2 isa top, plan'view of the assembled device; v v

Fig. 3 is a sectional, plan yView of the-f'as-V sembled device, fthe same beingltaken on d5 line 3 3 of Fig. l, looking in the direction indicated. I Fig 4 is a fragmentary, sectional, plan View of the assembled device illustrating the projectile in place Within the breeching.

Fig. 5 is a sectional, side View of the assembled device. Fig. 6 is a sectional, side View of the assembled device illustrating the gun infull raised position and before the discharge Vof T5 the projectile therefrom.

Fig. 7 isa sectional, end View of themechanism in the position Vas illustratedv in Fig. 6, the same being taken on line. 7 7 of Fig. 6, looking in the directionindicated.,`v Fig. 8 is `a fragmentary, sectional `side v viewjof the rear gun mounting support shown' inkk full raised position. i I' Fig. 9 is a 'plan view vof the base ofthe gun mounting. Y

vFig. 10 is a plan View of the turn tableupon which the base of the gun mounting-is mounted. l f

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views. `I preferably mount the gun upon any suitable base l. A gun support 2 -is mountedv Aupon the base 1. The' gun support and the' base being pivotally secured together about a king-pin 3. The king pin 3 has a relatively 95 large head 4 that `is `disposed Within a recess on the' :underside of the base andthe king in is threaded upon its upper fend and :to

providey a turning support about which the'- 100 gun mounting 2 may be made topartially rotate.

A parapet 6 is disposed at the front, or discharge end of the gun mounting, the same having a sloping surface 7 upon its forward, orfront end. The parapet forms a pillow blockv for the journaling of aI journal sha-ft 8 and the links 9 and 10 are secured to and are journaled relative to the shaft 8 upon their one" end. A barrel assembly 11 is primarily supported upon its front end by the links 9 and 10. The links being journaled relative to the barrel assembly by the journal pins 12 and 13 that outwardly extend from the oppositely disposed side of the mounting. The journalpins 12 -and13 are disposed substantially` near the center of gravity of the gun barrel assembly. A breeching block 14 is disposed at the breaching end of the gun barrel assembly and an opening 15 is disposed `within the breeching and through which the projectile 16 may be placed.

A cross yoke 17 is disposed Within the breeching, the cross yoke terminating in parallelly disposed legs 18 and 19. rlhe legs eX- tend longitudinally of the mountings 2O and 21 respectively and reacting elements, as :coil springs 22 and 23 are disposed within the mountings 18 and 19. rlhe same are disposed about the parallelly disposed legsV 18 and 19. The outer ends of each of the legs are-.threaded and to which plates 24 and 25 are secured` to yform a support for one end of each of j the coilV springs. The oppositely disposed ends of the coil springs rest directly upon the rear ends26 and 27, of the mountings 2O and 21.

. vThe rear end of the barrel assembly is supported upon a locking bar 28. The locking bar 28 is supported upon a journal shaft 29. The j ournalshaft 29 is fiXedly disposed withf in suitable bracket supports 30. A loading lever 31 isihingedly secured to the breaching assembly as by being hinged relative to a cross shaft 32.

f The-legs of the loading lever 31 have a hand engaging U 33 disposed central of the loops over the gun barrel and may be so shaped` as to form a rear sight for the gun.

A front sight 34 upwardly extends from` the'muzzle end of the gun.

The `side j legs of the loading lever pass through and engage the inner side of each of the parallelly disposed legs of the cross yoke 17. The cross yoke 17 has crimps 36 and 37 formed thereinand against Vwhich the legs of the loading lever are made to engage. rlhe legs of the loading lever are cam shaped, as illustrated at 38 so that as the cross yoke is rearwardly extended, and as the reacting elements 22 and 23 are compressed, a mechanical advantage will obtain upon the loading lever because of the increasing length of the fulcrum and'of the length of the lever-and thel camming legs of the loading lever.

A locking notch 39 is disposed within the head of locking bar 28. The upward end of the reacting element 43 and the trigger lock engages the locking pin45vand maintainsthe barrel and breeching assembly innormal repressed lowered `position.` i

, The projectile 16 is preferably placed within thebreechingdafter the ,springs lfor projecting the projectile have been loaded and the cross yoke is engaged within the locking notchuof the locking bar. vTherelease lof the trigger. enables the loaded spring to react against the lockingfbar and `toraise the gun and breeching assembly suiicien-tly to permit the cross yoketo disengage itself lfrom the locking notch disposed withinv the locking head. Therebound permits the raisedas semblyto return to its normalv lowered position in which position the same is-locked through the action of the trigger assembly. A cushion block 47 absorbs the rebound and prevents the undue shocking of the base assembly mechanism. v v Y A foot 48 prevents the overforward movement of the gun and breeching i assembly. rlhe range of the gun is predetermined byv a rod 49 that is secured to athreaded block 50.' The threaded block 50 is associated with a regulatory control link 51 that predeter-v mines the relationship of the link's9 and 10, and therefore the elevation of the muz-v zle. A crank 52 is associated with the 4rod 49 and facilitates the positioning of the raising an-d the lowering of the elevation of the gun barrel. i I l The range of the projectiley is predetermined by its placement relative to that of the cross yoke. lt is also desirable to predetermine the length ofv projectile thatv may be placed within the breeching. rlhis is accomplished by the placingof an adjustable breeching end of the opening through which the projectile is placed, the plate has a slot 57 disposed therein and the plate is clampedv relative to the breeching assembly by a thumb nut 58,. The thumb nut 58 is threadably secured to a screw 59 and the screw 59 extends through the slot 57. The barrel may be also moved longitudinally of its bearingsupport and be clamped in desired position by a set range of the gun and the distance that the projectile may be fired. An annular segm-ent 60 is associated with the collar 5.5 and a pinion 6l is adapted to coact therewith. The

pinion 61 is secured to a crank 62 that turns the pinion an-d the gun mounting assembly relative to the base to thereby train the gun upon a target.

While the `form of shown and describedis admirably Aadapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that itis not intended to conline the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

I/Vhat I claim is:

l. In a device ot the lclass described, the combination of a base, a gun mounting rotatably mounted relative to the base, a barrel and breeching assembly pivotallyyniounted upon a pair of links and a locking bar, rela- A tive to the gun mounting, a cross yoke disposed transversely of the breeching and legs extending parallelly with the barrel and toward the muzzle of the barrel, reacting elements associated with the legs, a loading lever associated with the cross yoke and adapted for imparting longitudinal movement to the cross yoke and Vfor loading the coil springs, a locking trigger disposed in the path of the cross yoke and adapted for maintaining the cross yoke in a retractive position, Ia loading opening disposed in the breeching and settable means for predetermining the length of the projectile that may be placed within the breeching and to position the same relative to that of the cross yoke when the cross yoke is Vin retractive position.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a gun barrel and breeching rotatably mounted relative to a gun mounting disposed therebelow, links and a locking bar disposed between the breeching and barrel and the mounting, a cross yoke disposed within the breeching and having legs that are disposed longitudinally of the barrel and disposed at either side of the barrel, a coil spring associated with each of the legs and adapted lfor being retracted when the cross yoke is retracted, means for loading the springs and for locking the yoke relative to a trigger release, and settable means for limiting the position and the length of the projectile that may be placed within the breeching. j

3. In al device of the class described, the combination of a base, a gun mounting disposed upon the base, a gun barrel and a breeching indirectly mounted upon the gun mounting, a cross yoke mounted relative to the breeching, manually manipulative means for loading the cross yoke, trigger means mechanism herein' for maintaining the cross yoke in a retractive position, associated means for raising the barrel and breeching when the cross yoke is released and for firing a projectile after the gun breeching and the barrel have been raised, means for returning the gun breeching and barrel in a retracted position after the projectile is iired and means for predetermining the elevation of the barrel and the length ofthe projectile that may be placed in the breechingand for predetermining the distance that the projectile may be thrown.

'4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a gun mounting, a barrel-and breeching gun assembly mounted upon the gun mounting, means for training the gun in the; desired position, settable means for elevating the guny barrel for the desired proj ectory, means for loading a reactive element as sociated with the gun, means for locking the retractive element when loaded, means for initially raising the gun and breeching into elevated position before firing, means for firing the gun when raised, means for returning the barrel and breechingassembly to normal lowered position after being fired and settable means Jfor limiting the length of the projectile to be placed within the gun breeching and for predetermining the distance `the projectile may be thrown. v 1

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a gun barrel and breeching, manually manipulative means for loading the gun, means for raising then firing and finally returning the gun to normal lowered position as a sequence in each firing cycle,

' means for settably limiting the length of proj ectile that may be placed within the breeching and settable means for predetermining the angle of elevation of the barrel assembly and the distance that the projectile may be thrown.

6. In a device of the class described, in combination a base, a gun support rotatably disposed upon the base, manuallyl manipulative means for rotating the lgun relative to the base, a gun barrel and breeching mounted uponrlinks and a'locking bar, a cross yoke having legs associated therewith mounted upon the barrel assembly, reacting elements associated with the legs of the-cross yoke, lever means 'for loading the springs and the cross yoke, a locking head associated with the locking bar and adapted for maintaining the cross yoke retracted therein, a trigger 

